The tower was quiet, too quiet. Beast Boy walked through the halls trying to find someone, anyone. He had already checked all the bedrooms and no one was around. He frowned as he walked into the common room and sat on the couch.
"Where is everyone?" He asked out loud to himself.
He sighed and leaned back, running a gloved hand through his green hair. There was one place he hadn't checked, the roof.
Hastily he stood up and walked up to the top of the tower. He was desperate to see another person, anyone he could talk to.
He walked out into the open air and was greeted with the pink colors of the dusk sky. A slight breeze whisked through his green tufts. He looked around and felt his body relax when he spotted a purple empath levitating on the far side of the roof.
She could feel him getting closer and closer. She knew he was coming before he even walked up the stairs. She could feel his relief and happiness when he saw her and the excitement as he quickly walked towards her. Her heart began to race as she anticipated his presence. She wanted to tell him that she adored his green skin and his persistent cheerfulness, but how would her green teammate feel if he knew that she liked him? Disgusted probably.
"Rae, I've been looking all over for people! Everyone just disappeared." He walked up behind her and reached out to put his hand on her shoulder. She dropped to her feet before he could and turned, glaring at the green shapeshifter.
"It's Raven." She stated blatantly, her monotoned voice hiding the flutter her heart made when he uttered her nickname.
"Where have you been all day?" He asked curiously, ignoring her attitude. She always had an attitude with him, he'd gotten use to it by now.
"Meditating." She answered. She walked past him, her cloak flowing elegantly behind her curvy body. Beast Boy was frozen in place as he stared at the girl's features. Her long legs were exposed as usual and he couldn't help but imagine them wrapped around his waist as he- he physically shook his head, ridding his mind of the dirty thoughts he had about his teammate. This is Raven we're thinking about! She would never like a green dude like him.
Breaking out of his trance he followed her inside and down the stairs to the common room. He sat on the stool and watched as she made herself a cup of tea.
"Isn't it a little late for tea?" He asked. She was going to be up all night if she drank that right now.
She glanced towards the green boy and didn't respond. She knew she would be awake from the caffeine of her bitter tea. She wasn't going to tell him how every night she drank her tea so she wouldn't fall asleep. Or how if she did go to sleep she would wake up in the middle of the night covered in her own sweat after having a vivid nightmare.
"Well? Isn't it?" Beast Boy pushed on.
"It's never too late for tea." She finally answered. He nodded slightly and looked down at his fingers as she poured hot water into her favorite mug.
"Do you know where everyone is? I haven't seen them all day." Beast Boy says, a hint of sadness in his voice. He was lonely and having only the four friends in the city he didn't have many options when it came to people to hang out with.
"I think they went to Titans East for the night. They should be back in the morning." The empath finally answered, sipping her scolding hot drink. The steam rose up in front of her face and she blew on it gently.
The green boy couldn't help but stare at her puckered mouth. The liquid settled on her lips making them shine in the moon light that came through the large windows. Raven looked up at him when a warm, fuzzy feeling overwhelmed her senses.
She gasped quietly, putting her drink down and gripping the counter top in order to control the overwhelming wave that flooded her emotions.
"Are you okay?" The boy causing these feelings murmured. Her violet hair shifted slightly as she nodded, indicating she was alright.
Beast Boy watched her carefully, doubtful of her answer. He knew better than to confront her on the truth and decided to leave it alone.
The pale girl picked up her hot tea quickly and began to walk out of the room. She felt him follow her silently and she wanted to invite him to keep her company. She could feel the words on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't. There was no way she would work up the courage.
She walked down the hall until she got to her room, opening the door and walking through. Just as the door was about to close a foot snuck through and stopped it.
"Garfield?" His stomach clenched at the name. He loved when she called him by his real name, it felt more personal. She was the only one who ever called him that.
"I've been alone all day, could we maybe hang out? Just for a little bit?" He peered into her violet eyes and hoped that she would invite him in. He needed to be around someone right now or he was going to go crazy. And who better to hang out with than the girl he craved the most.
Her straight face hid the excitement she felt at his question. She simply nodded, opening her door again for him. He smiled brightly and walked into her dark, musty room. She walked to her bed, setting her cup down on her bedside table and taking a seat on her mattress.
Her large eyes watched as Beast Boy openly stared at her legs. Her cloak fell behind her pale skin, leaving them exposed, shining in the orange flames of a few candles she had lit around.
Her stomach filled with butterflies as he checked her out and out of the corner of her eyes she saw her unused lamp shatter.
The loud noise broke Beast Boy out of his trance and he began to walk over to her, taking a seat beside her.
"What have you been up to all day?" He asked, distracting himself from her body.
Her slender fingers brushed her hair behind her ear and she bit her lip as she began to answer him. "Just reading and mediating. The usual." She internally cringe at her monotoned voice.
"Oh that's nice. I guess I was in my room for a while and I didn't notice that everyone had left." He yawned suddenly and looked over at her clock. It was nine thirty already? He didn't want to leave but he wasn't sure what else they could talk about. He watched as she sipped her tea for a while, breathing in the bitter smell of the herbs mixed with the sweet scent of the honey.
She looked over at him and they made eye contact. They both blushed and looked away, their throats feeling closed off as they struggled to breathe normally.
"Uh, I'm gonna go to bed." Beast Boy stood up nervously and stumbled over his words as he walked towards the door. She watched him leave and dreamt of an alternate universe where he would have stayed the night. Stayed with her. Just before he left her room completely he turned around. "Goodnight Rae."
"It's Raven." She mumbled quickly as a blush heated her cheeks. The door slid shut after him and she looked at it in longing. "Goodnight Gar."
The animalistic boy walked back to his room with a grin on his face.